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babylonsister

(171,066 posts) Sun Oct 29, 2017, 12:07 PM Oct 2017

Puerto Rico Governor Moves to Cancel Controversial Whitefish Contract

https://www.thedailybeast.com/puerto-rico-governor-cancels-controversial-whitefish-contract

Puerto Rico Governor Moves to Cancel Controversial Whitefish Contract
Alvin Baez/Reuters

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosello on Sunday moved to cancel a controversial contract with a company from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s hometown. The company, Whitefish, was awarded a $300 million contract to help rebuild power lines in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Last week, Rosello ordered an inspector general investigation into the contracting process. Zinke had said his relationship with Whitefish’s CEO did not have an effect on the decision to award the company the massive contract. Whitefish got into a public spat on Twitter with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz after she slammed the “alarming” nature of the contract.

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Puerto Rico Governor Moves to Cancel Controversial Whitefish Contract (Original Post) babylonsister Oct 2017 OP

Excellent. And this corruption IS being covered by boob-tube news Hortensis Oct 2017 #1

As I recall, the company has two employees left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #2

THEY will be paid $300 per hour, how much they pay their employees??? angstlessk Oct 2017 #3

I was wrong. left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #4

Governor Rosello, I'm very proud of you for supporting Mayor Cruz judesedit Oct 2017 #5

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

1. Excellent. And this corruption IS being covered by boob-tube news

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 12:14 PM

Oct 2017

here on the mainland, strengthening the governor's position.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

2. As I recall, the company has two employees

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 12:28 PM

Oct 2017

And the people they contract for the jobs will be paid $300 an hour.

Yeah, nothing wrong here.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

3. THEY will be paid $300 per hour, how much they pay their employees???

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 12:32 PM

Oct 2017

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

4. I was wrong.

Reply to angstlessk (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 12:41 PM

Oct 2017

"The contract shows those labor rates are pricey indeed:
$240 an hour for a general foreman and $227 for a lineman.

The per diems are also expensive:
almost $80 a day for meals, and $332 a day for lodging (per person).
Employee flights are billed at $1,000 each way.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/27/560422492/heres-what-s-in-that-300-million-whitefish-contract

judesedit

(4,438 posts)

5. Governor Rosello, I'm very proud of you for supporting Mayor Cruz

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun Oct 29, 2017, 12:52 PM

Oct 2017

You know she's right

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